Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-16


avail. ] do not think he ever knew fol
which side he was appearing.
We agreed that we would sit up III
watches and so keep our eye on the type
writer all night There was sofa in the
recess Of the window, and TwistletOn sent
me to bed and placed himself on this. !
bade him good night, and took his bee
for the first half of the night About :
O'Clock in the morning | awoke and went
TO TwistletOn. He was wide awake, read
ing some papers on the sofa.
Have you seen anything''' | asked.
Nothing whatever" he replied.
'Nor heard anything
''Not n sound "
We took the lamp to the typewriter ant
opened it There was the sheet of paper
as he always left it, untouched. Twistle
ton locked il up again and took the key.
Put 1t under your pillow
Il will, " he replied. its very good oi
you to sit up like this
It's nothing ut all, | assure yOu,"
answered.
Keep strict watch, won't yous'
Il promise you, | said
Twistleton shook me by the hand with
emotion and went out: he locked very i'll
and wretched, thought, and was sorry
for him Was it a ghosts message, Or
what, that was making his life n burden
to HIM Should | solve the mystery to
night:
waited abou, an hour and half The
dawn came peepiug through the painted
shutters and made the lamp look dim.
was almost dozing-in fact, | had shut
my eyes and lost consciousness for perhaps
min rarhunS \ Slnrn click
ing sound awoke me- II was the type
writer There. seated on n chair in front
of it. playing nimbly on the queer instru-
ment, was white, misty figure. 1t had
finished Ii closed the cover down and
turned the key. 1t wheeled around to
the door, and saw the face and whiskers
l knew 20 well: it was TwistletOn him
self
NY first impulse was to wake him, but
l had heard it was dangerous 10 wake per.
sons walking in their sleep. He wanted
all the sleep he could get, 50 decided 10
let him alone, 10 walk down TO my own
chambers and ge: some more rest myself.
When | got ont into Old square | could
not help roaring with laughter. II was
too funny. The idea of old TwistletOn
writing messages TO himself on the type
writer anu ptiile lIiEuttilti o'It vi HiS W il,
by them. What a story TO tell against
him, No one would believe tit was too
good to be true.
awoke a little late the next morning
but went straight down to Old square be-
fore breakfast. Alas. | was too late.
There was Foss in misery over hasty
scrawl of Twistletons. He had gone TO
Barndore by the carly train; Foss was 10
make any excuse he though tit to Writson
& Clame. There was the typewriter
shattered into a thousand pieces, its intri-
cate machinery a shapeless chaos. | shud-
dered to think what would happen if there
was anything between Charley Colston
and Mrs. Twistleton.
In town every one was asking what had
become of TwistletOn. The rumOr went
round the law courts that he was insane.
| maintained a discreet silence. Mr. Clame
was almost crying. as SlokOach. murmur
ing something about bad news, and his
learned leader, - rose to continue TwiStle-
tons opening. Lord Usher, unrestrained
by the presence OF TwistletOn, made the
court of appeal n place Of fiery torment
TO that eminent elderly junior, Mr.. Slo-
koach. Bustle, queens counsel for Bad
ger, was not even called upon TO reply;
Buncombe and Another We're dismissed,
with costs.
The early train stopped, rs / knew, at
every station-forty in number. l could
imagine poor TwistletOu's state of mind
as he pottered along in a slow train 10
Barndore He arrived at the house about
breakfast time-l have the story from
GrimbletOn. who was thcre-he came into
the breakfast room and his appearance
elected shout of surprise.
"What has become Of BuncOmbe VS.
Badger" cried Lord Barndore Settled,
eh,"
.'Not that know Of" muttered
Twistleton. sulkily; and then, looking
round dercely, asked: where's Icy
wifes''
"Not down ye.," replied Lord Darn
lore
Twistleton looked hastily round, as
though in search Of some one else. and
then tore up stairs to his wife's room.
The whole company looked ut each other
In silence.
There was some explanation about bad
news, but the Twistletons never went into
mourning; and Mrs. Twistleton seemed
very merry all that day. 1t is true
Twistleton was moody and shut himself
up good deal. GrimbletOn told me that
he never understood the whole business in
the least: in fact, in Twlstletons circle it
was a nine days wonder. By the bye,
almost forgot to mention that Charley
Colston left BarnGore to be married in
Scotland the day after TwistletOn came to
town.
When Twistleton returned To Old square
he was sadder and wiser man. He
gave up believing in ghosts, and did not
buy another typewriter. / told Twistle-
ton that / would not let the matter go
any further. and mentioned at the time
that he might get me the junior brief in
Buncombe vs.. Badger, which went to the
house of lords, where, through Twistle-
tons clear arguments, Lord Usher and
Lords Justices Smugg and Summerbosh
were overruled.
That year. mostly through Twistleton's
influence, my fee book credited me with
$4,000.
have kept my secret well. but since
Twistleton succeeded Lord Usher as mas
ter of the rolls, Lady Twistleton has not
called on Mrs. Penrose, and, although my
wife assures me that she is rather glad OF
it, she is always telling me now that she
does not think so good a story should be
lost To the world as that Of Twistleton' $
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